EP0139788B1 - A method for a controlled change of the pore size in solids - Google Patents

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EP0139788B1
EP0139788B1 EP83201516A EP83201516A EP0139788B1 EP 0139788 B1 EP0139788 B1 EP 0139788B1 EP 83201516 A EP83201516 A EP 83201516A EP 83201516 A EP83201516 A EP 83201516A EP 0139788 B1 EP0139788 B1 EP 0139788B1
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  • This invention relates to a method for pore size modification in such a way that specific molecular sieving effects can be obtained by controlled pore size reduction and that encapsulation of compounds elements or ions can be performed by pore closure.
  • porous materials such as zeolites
  • ion exchange ion exchange
  • a purely physical sorption or ion exchange however is an equilibrium process, depending on concentration, pressure temperature etc. It is therefore essentially reversible and not suitable for immobilising ions or molecules in a stable manner in a solid matrix.
  • the European patent 80103117.0 (Penzhorn) describes a similar method for encapsulating gas molecules under high pressures and high temperature in zeolites.
  • the encapsulation is based on a thermal vitrification of the zeolite in the presence of a pressurised gas. Under this pressure, and at higher temperature, the zeolite transforms into amorphous stable material, containing the enclosed gas molecules.
  • the European patent 81201137.7 describes the possibility to encapsulate gas molecules and other molecules by closing or narrowing the zeolite pores after sorption under normal conditions of temperature and pressure.
  • the pore size reduction is obtained by a structural modification process, based on chemisorption of a modifier such as SiH 4 , B 2 H 6 , etc. on structural hydroxyl groups, followed by further reaction with 0 2 , H 2 0, CH 3 0H, etc.
  • Process for changing the pore size of a porous solid in which a degassed solid is treated in two stages with two chemisorbable materials in order to form a deposit in at least the entrance of the pores, one of these materials being diborane (B Z H 6 ), and if desired these stages are repeated until the desired pore size is obtained, characterized in that the other material consists of a volatile compound of nitrogen or phosphorus, which can react with diborane to form a deposit.
  • a mordenite sample was degassed (dehydrated) in a vacuum at 450°C and 1.95 meq NH 4 '/g dry material was then adsorbed. Following treatments were applied: boranation at 20°C, heating at 150°C, boranation at 150°C, heating at 400°C, oxidation with H 2 0 and dehydration at 400°C. After each step sorption capacities were measured. The results, tabulated below, indicate that a small boranation results in a dramatic exclusion of N 2 at -196°C. At 150°C boranation reactions proceed intensively, and a further strong pore size reduction is observed. After oxidation, adsorption appears to be limited to the external surface and the zeolite pores are closed completely. An argument for NH 3 to be really involved in the reactions is the fact that deammoniation did not occur when the zeolite was heated at 400°C after boranation.
  • a mordenite sample was prepared in its H-form, dehydrated in a vacuum at 400°C and reacted with 1,60 mmol B 2 H 6 per g mordenite at 150°C. Then the boranated sample was reacted with NH 3 at room temperature. During this reaction H 2 was evolved, indicating a real reaction between the NH 3 and the BH n groups in the zeolite. When heated at 400°C, again H 2 was evolved and only a small amount of NH 3 was liberated by the zeolite. Deammoniation did not occur and therefore formation of stable B-N bonds in the zeolite is concluded. When treated with water, again a small amount of H 2 was evolved. The sorption properties are measured after each step, and tabulated below.

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  • This invention relates to a method for pore size modification in such a way that specific molecular sieving effects can be obtained by controlled pore size reduction and that encapsulation of compounds elements or ions can be performed by pore closure. It is known that porous materials, such as zeolites, can adsorb gases and other materials and that they can take in ions by ion exchange, provided that the pores of the substrate are large enough. A purely physical sorption or ion exchange however is an equilibrium process, depending on concentration, pressure temperature etc. It is therefore essentially reversible and not suitable for immobilising ions or molecules in a stable manner in a solid matrix.
  • In US patent 3,316,691, it is proposed to encapsulate gases or fluids in a suitable zeolite, whose pores are not large enough to take in the molecules concerned. In that process the molecules are forced into the structure at high temperatures (250-350°C) and high pressures (2000 bar). After cooling to room temperature, the pressure is released, and the molecules remain trapped in the zeolite.
  • The European patent 80103117.0 (Penzhorn) describes a similar method for encapsulating gas molecules under high pressures and high temperature in zeolites. The encapsulation, however, is based on a thermal vitrification of the zeolite in the presence of a pressurised gas. Under this pressure, and at higher temperature, the zeolite transforms into amorphous stable material, containing the enclosed gas molecules.
  • The European patent 81201137.7 describes the possibility to encapsulate gas molecules and other molecules by closing or narrowing the zeolite pores after sorption under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. The pore size reduction is obtained by a structural modification process, based on chemisorption of a modifier such as SiH4, B2H6, etc. on structural hydroxyl groups, followed by further reaction with 02, H20, CH30H, etc.
  • Process for changing the pore size of a porous solid, in which a degassed solid is treated in two stages with two chemisorbable materials in order to form a deposit in at least the entrance of the pores, one of these materials being diborane (BZH6), and if desired these stages are repeated until the desired pore size is obtained, characterized in that the other material consists of a volatile compound of nitrogen or phosphorus, which can react with diborane to form a deposit.
  • In the present application we claim very stable effective pore size reductions by using reactions of nitrogen (or phosphorous) compounds such as NH3, NH4 or their alkyl derivatives or compounds such as pyridine etc. with diborane in aluminosilicates or zeolites (hereafter called the "material"). A possible example is given below:
    Figure imgb0001
  • Similar reactions can occur when these compounds react with each other in any zeolite or clay mineral, whatever its structure, chemical composition or ionic form is. However, analogous reactions take place if one of the reaction components is previously chemisorbed on the substrate. If BZH6 is previously chemisorbed in a H zeolite, the reaction of NH3 or other N or P compounds with the boranated samples is carried out, and a further pore size reduction is obtained. Another type of procedure consists in reaction of diborane in zeolites, which have been subject to chemisorption of NH3 or other N or P compounds. In addition, successive alternating treatments with NH3 and with B2H6 are possible. Boron-nitrogen compounds, connected to the structural framework of the substrate, are formed, yielding stable obstructions with a strong pore size reducing effect. Of course, these reactions can always be combined in many ways with hydrolysis reactions such as reactions with structural OH groups and/or hydration water.
  • Example I
  • A mordenite sample was degassed (dehydrated) in a vacuum at 450°C and 1.95 meq NH4'/g dry material was then adsorbed. Following treatments were applied: boranation at 20°C, heating at 150°C, boranation at 150°C, heating at 400°C, oxidation with H20 and dehydration at 400°C. After each step sorption capacities were measured. The results, tabulated below, indicate that a small boranation results in a dramatic exclusion of N2 at -196°C. At 150°C boranation reactions proceed intensively, and a further strong pore size reduction is observed. After oxidation, adsorption appears to be limited to the external surface and the zeolite pores are closed completely. An argument for NH3 to be really involved in the reactions is the fact that deammoniation did not occur when the zeolite was heated at 400°C after boranation.
    Figure imgb0002
  • Example II
  • A CH3NH3 +-mordenite was reacted with B2H6 and the exclusion for Kr and N2 was followed:
    Figure imgb0003
  • Example III
  • A mordenite sample was prepared in its H-form, dehydrated in a vacuum at 400°C and reacted with 1,60 mmol B2H6 per g mordenite at 150°C. Then the boranated sample was reacted with NH3 at room temperature. During this reaction H2 was evolved, indicating a real reaction between the NH3 and the BHn groups in the zeolite. When heated at 400°C, again H2 was evolved and only a small amount of NH3 was liberated by the zeolite. Deammoniation did not occur and therefore formation of stable B-N bonds in the zeolite is concluded. When treated with water, again a small amount of H2 was evolved. The sorption properties are measured after each step, and tabulated below.
    Figure imgb0004

Claims (9)

1. Process for changing the pore size of a porous solid, in which a degassed solid is treated in two stages with two chemisorbable materials in order to form a deposit in at least the entrance of the pores, one of these materials being diborane (B,H,), and if desired these stages are repeated until the desired pore size is obtained, characterized in that the other material consists of a volatile compound of nitrogen or phosphorus, which can react with diborane to form a deposit.
2. Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the porous solid is an aluminosilicate.
3. Process according to claim 2, characterized in that the aluminosilicate is a zeolite.
4. A process according to claim 3, characterized in that the zeolite is mordenite.
5. Process according to claims 1-4, characterized in that the compound of nitrogen is ammonia, an alkyl amine, or pyridine.
6. Process according to claims 1-5, characterized in that the deposit is formed at a temperature between room temperature and 200°C.
7. Process according to claims 1-6, characterized in that the pore size can be increased again by heating the material to a temperature above that at which the deposit was formed.
8. Process for fixing an adsorbable gas in which the gas is adsorbed in a porous material, characterized in that the material is one which has been prepared according to claims 1-7, such that its pore size makes it selective for the gas to be adsorbed or results in encapsulation of the adsorbed gas.
9. Process according to claim 8, characterized in that after the adsorption of the gas any remaining diborane is inactivated by oxidation with water or steam in order to swell the deposit and to further close the pores.
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